LORD ADVOCATE CONGRATULATES PROCURATORS FISCAL SOCIETY ON 75 YEARS OF SUCCESS
Lord Advocate, Colin Boyd QC, last night (Friday, 17 June) commended the work of the Procurators Fiscal Society at a special dinner in honour of the organisation's 75th anniversary.
Mr Boyd said:
"I am very pleased to be here to mark the 75th anniversary of the Procurators Fiscal Society. The Service and the Society have a long tradition of working together to serve the public.
"Over the past three years the Crown Office and Procurators Fiscal Service (COPFS) has committed to a long-term plan of modernisation. The Society and Fiscals throughout Scotland have had a very important role to play in that modernisation, and will continue to do so."
The Procurators Fiscal Society represents over 300 members of mainly legal staff within COPFS. It began in 1930 as a professional association, and operated for over 60 years on that basis. In the early 1990s the Society became a section of First Division Association - the trade union representing senior managers and professionals in the Civil Service.
John Service, President of the Procurators Fiscal Society, said that the Society was pleased to welcome Scotland's Law Officers to the celebrations.
Mr Service added:
"The Society has worked hard to look after the professional and career interests of its members over the past 75 years.
"It also serves to support the high standards of public service provided by its members and COPFS."
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